Tokyo ’s Pan Pacific Open After 30 Years To Move To China

Written by: Bob Larson Tennis on 11th January 2013

Tokyo ’s Pan Pacific Open After 30 Years To Move To China

epa03529605 Li Na of China plays Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland during the women's semi-finals of the International Sydney Tennis tournament in Sydney, Australia, 10 January 2013. EPA/TRACEY NEARMY AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND OUT |

The Pan Pacific Open is moving to Wuhan , China . After 30 years in Tokyo, Japan, the tournament is moving to Wuhan, the hometown of current World No. 6 and 2011 Roland Garros champion Li Na, will host a Premier 5 event in Week 39, the week prior to the China Open (Beijing).

The tournament will feature at least seven of the year-end Top 10-ranked players competing for more than $2 million in prize money and will replace the Pan Pacific.